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Gay Mean Girls (2019)

Gay Mean Girls poster
Directed by
Heyishi Zhang
Genre
comedy, romance
Country
Canada
Rated
PG
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series tells coming of age stories about queer racialized teens. It examines issues within the LGBTQ+ community through different character perspectives.

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What happens

Gay Mean Girls is a Canadian teen dramedy anthology web series created and directed by Heyishi Zhang, produced by Maddy Falle and co-producer Hayley Wong. Both seasons premiered in June 2019, and January 2023 at TIFF Next Wave to a sold-out audience. The second season received over 30 accolades internationally before it was nominated for 3 Canadian Screen Awards. Both seasons air on Shaftebury's KindaTV YouTube Channel and Season One airs on Revry. Gay Mean Girls examines issues within the LGBTQ+ community through coming of age stories about queer racialized teens. It is based on a viral short film that amassed over 3.5 million views on YouTube. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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